NEWS


                                             April 22, 1998

                BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS MARCH 31, 1998

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of March 31, 1998:

          AM RADIO                      4724
          FM RADIO                      5591
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1961
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          TOTAL                        12276

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              651
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              558
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             242
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             125
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          TOTAL                         1576

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2928
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2752
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2248
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          TOTAL                         7928

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1515
          VHF LOW POWER TV               559
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          TOTAL                         2074


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